Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes (includes 10 minutes marinating) Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 22 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) cleaned squid, tubes and tentacles Marinade: 1 tsp fish sauce, 1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry, 1/4 tsp white pepper 1.5 tbsp neutral oil (canola […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings (12-oz glasses) Prep Time: 35 minutes (plus soaking/chilling) Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Total Time: 9 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 cup (200 g) dried adzuki/red beans + water 1 cup (200 g) split hulled mung beans + water 1/3 cup (65 g) sugar for red […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours Quick Ingredients 2.25 lb (1 kg) pork neck/back bones or spare ribs 12 cups (2.8 L) water 1 onion (halved), 2-inch ginger (sliced), 1 small daikon (optional) 4 dried shiitake (optional), 1 tbsp rock […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: Serves 4 as an appetizer (about 2 lb/900 g wings) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes (includes 20 minutes drying time) Quick Ingredients 2 lb (900 g) chicken wings, flats and drumettes 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (8 stuffed tofu pockets) Prep Time: 25 minutes (includes soaking and pressing) Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Quick Ingredients 14–16 oz firm or extra-firm tofu 3 tbsp neutral oil, divided 1 oz (30 g) dried glass noodles (bean thread), soaked and chopped 0.35 oz (10 […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus rice chilling time) Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 32 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 cups day-old cooked jasmine rice (600 g), cold and loosened 6 oz lap cheong (2 links), thinly sliced 8 oz shrimp (31/40), peeled and deveined 3 large eggs, beaten […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 12 oz (340 g) lotus stems, drained and rinsed 9 oz (250 g) pork loin 9 oz (250 g) large shrimp (21/25), shell-on 1 small carrot, julienned; 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (includes 15 minutes to marinate) Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb fresh wide rice noodles (banh pho tuoi), separated 12 oz beef sirloin or flank, thinly sliced (1/8 inch) 2 tbsp neutral oil for noodles + 1 tbsp […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 6 hours soaking) Cook Time: 60 minutes Total Time: 7 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups (400 g) glutinous rice 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 1 cup (200 g) split mung beans (peeled) 6 large shallots, thinly sliced + 3/4 cup (180 ml) […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 6 small ripe lady-finger bananas (about 450 g), sliced 1 in (2.5 cm) 1/3 cup (60 g) small tapioca pearls 1 can (13.5 oz/400 ml) full-fat coconut milk 1 cup (240 ml) water 1/3 […]